Modern Languages and Literatures 490/510
3 credits
August 2 – 23, 2009
Professors: Jonathan Arries, Ph.D, College of William and Mary and
Lauren Jones, Ph.D., UCLA
Cost: $2300 (including estimated airfare)
William and Mary students may use financial aid for this course. Teachers may receive recertification credit through their school district. Some districts may reimburse teachers for tuition expenses; teachers should inquiere at Human Resources in their district.
Maximum enrollment is 8 students.
Registration deadline: May 25, 2009
Registration form
Application and waiver
MDLL 490/510 is a service-learning course, therefore our approach is significantly different than traditional study abroad courses in three ways. First, our primary focus is on the needs of the school communities with which we have established partnerships over the past four years. rather than on polishing our Spanish proficiency or on learning a specific, pre-defined list of teaching skills. Second, that focus on community needs requires us to be much more flexbility than in study abroad. We may arrive at our partner school and discover that what is needed are classes in health hygiene rather than basic English, so we adapt. Third, our mission is to learn how to engage in action research; we investigate community needs rather than simply assume we know what those are, and we design new projects or implement projects recommended by students from previous cohorts to meet those needs.